Atlanta, Georgia — A pastor known for his work with the popular Passion conferences for college-aged students has bowed out of his invitation to deliver the benediction at the inauguration of Barack Obama over criticism surrounding his past comments about the Bible and homosexuality. Louie Giglio is the pastor of Passion City Church in Roswell, […]
Cape Coral, Florida — A nationally-known atheist activist group is demanding that a city in Southwest Florida cease opening its council meetings with prayer. Although it would not disclose the name of the individual, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) says that it received a complaint from a Cape Coral resident who had attended a […]
Washington, D.C. — A newly-released report by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America shows that the organization performed over 300,000 abortions in 2011, marking a record since the group was founded by Margaret Sanger in the early 1900’s. According to the report, 333,964 abortions were performed during the 2011-2012 fiscal year, up from 329,445 in […]
Moraga, California — A Boy Scout troop in California is challenging the national headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America to award an avowed gay scout with Eagle rank despite the organization’s policies prohibiting membership of openly homosexual scouts. Bonnie Hazarabedian, chairman of the Boy Scout district review board for the Moraga area, says she […]
Boulder, Colorado — Hundreds from the community of Boulder, Colorado recently attended a candlelight vigil for an elk that had been slain by a city police officer, while one local pro-life group is lamenting the devaluing of human life in the state. The roadside service, held on Sunday, included a singing of “Amazing Grace” and […]
Indianapolis, Indiana — A Republican Indiana state senator has introduced legislation that would require public school students to recite the Lord’s Prayer each morning. Senator Dennis Kruse, who serves as the chairman of the Senate Education Committee, says that the bill is beneficial because it will help students to “recognize the importance of spiritual development […]
Springfield, Massachusetts — A pastor in Massachusetts attended a federal hearing yesterday as a lawsuit filed against the minister by a Ugandan homosexual activist group accusing him of “crimes against humanity” is being considered by the courts. Pastor Scott Lively, author of The Pink Swastika, had visited the nation of Uganda in 2009, where he […]
Washington, D.C. — The United States Supreme Court has to refused to hear a case seeking to end taxpayer funding of embryonic stem cell research, allowing a lower court ruling to stand on the matter. In 2009, two scientists filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration, alleging that the destruction of human embryos violated the Dickey/Wicker […]
Washington, D.C. — The Obama administration recently announced the latest round of selections to serve in “key administration posts,” including the appointment of socialist economist Esther Duflo as a member of the President’s Global Development Council. In total, eight appointments were announced as members for the Council, with Mohamed A. El-Erian nominated as chairman. “These dedicated […]
Cincinnati, Ohio — A Christian woman that was fired from her job at the University of Toledo for expressing her views about homosexual behavior is continuing her fight after a federal court recently threw out her case, claiming that sexual diversity trumps religious rights. Crystal Dixon states that in 2008, she saw an opinion piece […]